What would be some smaller (10k undergrads or less) engineering schools (preferably high ranked) with good merit aid? I am a MO resident with 36 act and 4.0 UW gpa, will likely make NMF and am also doing IB. I know there’s Missouri S&T and Tulsa but I dont like the Midwest so some schools farther away would be ideal. Thanks
If you do make NMF you can use the Benacquesto at Embry Riddle in Daytona. It’s about $24k, and you can then stack it with Embry Riddle merit awards too.
Wyoming isn’t an engineering school only, but has a very good engineering dept at a school of about 10,000. They have the Brown and Gold awards for OOS students, plus another $2500 or so for engineering students.
Same thing at New Mexico
Olin College in Massachusetts. It’s tiny - 390 students. The class of 2019 was still getting scholarships worth 50% off tuition. I’m not sure if that will continue.
Worcester Poly, also in MA, guarantees a minimum $20K/year scholarship to IB diploma students with a score of 40+.
Clarkson and Rose Hulman.
Michigan Tech is larger but still under 10K students and would also offer good merit.
Here you go… Start liking the Midwest since at Rose Hulman you might get a free ride.
Look at Cal Poly Slo… And Harvey Mudd.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-overall
The University of Maine currently offers full tuition, fees, room, and board for NMF/NMSF, but hasn’t yet posted awards for incoming 21/22.
https://go.umaine.edu/umaine-flagship-match-scholarship-program-for-first-year-students/
Colorado School of Mines has some merit, not sure how great it is for out of state though.
Webb Institute https://www.webb.edu/
Large than your size criteria but for 4.0/36 Utah offers a Presidential OOS scholarship covering full tuition plus fees and $5000 per year towards housing. NMF gets another $500 per year on top. And there are competitive full rides (30 per year) covering full housing, most food and books as well.
Also look at Alabama. Not sure why anyone would suggest Cal Poly SLO or Harvey Mudd where there’s no meaningful merit aid.
If you make NMF, you can get a free ride from the University of Idaho.
https://www.uidaho.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/undergraduate/hs-non-resident
University of Alabama Huntsville sits on the nation’s second largest research park. NMF would have full ride. Small school. Your ACT score might also get you there. They have a chart online you can look at for OOS students.
In general, these are opposite characteristics. Colleges where you are more likely to get merit scholarships, particularly larger ones, would be those which are less selective than the most selective (correlated to highest ranked) colleges that you can get admitted to.
It may help others help you if you list what your budget is, so that people know what level of merit scholarships at a given college will make it affordable to you.
Union College (NY)- Liberal arts college with renowned STEM and engineering, VERY small, also cold, but close to the Adirondacks. Also, it’s considered to be a “little ivy.”
Trinity College (CT)- NESCAC, “little ivy,” a preppy little school. Has an ABET accredited program, however, it’s a very small program.
Lafayette College (PA)- yet another “little ivy.” Small-ish engineering program, yet bigger then Trinity and Union.
Bucknell University- “little ivy.” A big liberal arts school (3500). Has it’s own engineering school, still smaller then say Penn State, but I’d think you’d like this option.
Agree with the WPI recommendation.
I agree with the Rose-Hulman recommendation - it’s often overlooked. I’ll add Stevens, Cooper Union, and Kettering.
(Fwiw, I don’t agree with calling everything a “little Ivy” or “renowned”)